वास्तु मण्डन (मण्डन सूत्रधार - गृह, राजप्रासाद, दुर्ग एवं नगर-वास्तु सटीक)

Chapter IV
[Gṛhādiniveśaḥ]
Now the arrangement of the houses

1. For every living being, the house is the dwelling place and it is the
   place of enjoyment too. It also leads to the fulfilment of three
   goals in life and it encourages one towards the holy works, both
   material and heavenly.
2. According to the ancient sages it (house) protects us from the
   sufferings caused by cold, wind, water and summer heat. After
   constructing a road and enclosure, the house should be built
   inside.
3. According to Śrī Viśvakarmā, the breadth of the house starts from
   four hands in measurement, and will extend up to 32 hands, and
   the length will be equal to that.
4. The length should be more than the breadth by 1/8th, 1/4th, 1/
   2 or double, but if breadth exceeds the length, it would be dan-
   gerous.
5. The house of a Brahmin should be 32 hands in extent. The
   house of Kṣatriyas and other castes should be 4 hands less, re-
   spectively.
6. Gradually the length will be more by 10, 8, 3, 4 parts than the
   breadth, it is said about the main building and on the outer side
   there will be an enclosure wall .
7. The dimension of the rampart, fort and enclosure wall can be
   done according to one's own requirement. Only in the central
   place, the Āya, Vyaya should be examined according to the rule. 7.
8. Within that enclosure Śālā, Alinda, Koṣṭha etc. should be made for
   the children, so that these can be used for preserving wealth,
   pleasure room, and dining place.

102 वास्तुमण्डनम्
द्वात्रिंशत्करतो ग्रामभूमिभागं विशेषतः ।
गृहाणि भूपतीनां स्युर्यावदष्टोत्तरं शतम् ॥ ९ ॥
व्यासे हस्तैः समं राज्ञां गृहं दैर्घ्ये च पूर्ववत् ।
दृढं मनोहरं कुर्यादनेकाकारसंयुतम् ॥ १० ॥
महाराजगृहात् पुत्रमन्त्रिसामान्यभूभृताम् ।
हस्तैर्हीनान् गृहान्कुर्यात्तेषां युक्तिवशात्सुधीः ॥ ११ ॥
पुरस्य २षोडशांशेन मध्ये कोटं ३सुनिश्चलम् ।
तन्मध्ये भवनं राज्ञः कलशध्वजभूषितम् ॥ १२ ॥
अष्टवर्गा अकाराद्याः पूर्वादिक्षु प्रदक्षिणे ।
स्थितास्तत्र गृहाणि स्युर्वर्णिणां नगरादिषु ॥ १३ ॥
गरुडस्त्वथ मार्जारः सिंहः श्वा सर्पमूषकौ ।
मृगो मेढ्रश्च वर्गेशा वैरी यो यस्य सन्मुखः ॥ १४ ॥
दीपाम्नायः ॥
दीपाम्नाये अकाराद्यान्मध्याद्वर्गान् क्रमाल्लिखेत् ।
स्वरान्षोडशमध्ये तु क्षमीशानस्य कोष्ठके ॥ १५ ॥
स्ववर्गं मन्दिरे कुर्याद्दीपस्थानं तदेव हि ।
मन्त्रादिसाधनं तत्र सिद्धयेऽन्यत्र निष्फलम् ॥ १६ ॥
देशदीपे पुरं कुर्यात्पुरदीपे च मन्दिरम् ।
मन्दिरे शयनाद्यं च प्रोक्तमागमकोविदैः ॥ १७ ॥
वास्तुक्षेत्रं यथायोग्यं चतुरस्रं तथायतम् ।
षडस्रमष्टकोणं च वर्तुलं वर्तुलायतम् ॥ १८ ॥
२. षोडरगंशन in B
३. सुनिश्चयम् in DE

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 103
9. Especially in the village, the division of land starts from 32 hands,
and the house of a land-lord will be up to 108 hands in length.
10. For a King, it is prescribed that both the breadth and length of
the house will be same. ( i.e. 108 hands) . It should be made
strong, beautiful and in various shapes.
11. In comparison to the King’s palace, the house of a prince, Mantri
and ordinary landlords will be less by several hands. A learned
man will do it according to his own judgment.
12. In the central 16th part of the city, a strong fort should be built.
Therein, the King’s palace should be built decorated with pitcher
and flag.
13. Going round 8 Vargas from the east, starting from ‘A’, is the place,
where the houses of Vargis should be built in all the cities.
14. Garuḍa, as well as the cat, lion, dog, snake, rat, deer, sheep are the
lords of their own Varga. A Varga opposite to another Varga will
be treated as each other’s enemy.
Sacred tradition of the lamp
15 In the sacred tradition of the lamp, the Vargas should be drawn
from inside, starting from ‘A’. Among the 16th Svaras, ‘Kṣa’
should be placed on the house of Īśāna ..
16. In similar types of temples, the location of the lamp-stands will
be similar . Then there will be accomplishment of the Mantras, in
other place it will yield no result.
17. A city should be built in Deśadīpa and a temple should be erected
in Puradīpa . There will be place for sleeping in a temple, say the
people who are proficient in traditional doctrine.
18. Suitably, the plot of land will be either square or oblong in shape.
It will be with six or eight corners, round and oval shaped.

104 वास्तुमण्डनम्
राज्ञां द्विजानां ⁴वेद्वास्तं न कार्यं क्षत्रियादिषु।
एकशालादितो गेहं दशशालावधि स्मृतम् ॥ १९ ॥
वर्णानां वेदशालान्तं दिक्शालान्तं तु ⁵भूभृताम्।
शाला व्यासे चतुर्हस्तात्तस्मान्नखकरावधिः ॥ २० ॥
साष्टमांशा सपादा वा सार्धा वाप्यायता मता ॥ २१ ॥
अपराजिते ॥
विस्तरे विंशतिर्हस्ता द्विरष्टाष्टादशापि वा।
चतुर्हस्तोदये शाला रङ्गभूपलकान्तरे ॥ २२ ॥
⁶मयमते ॥
चतुर्हस्तादितः शाला व्यासे जिनकरावधिः।
सार्धान्तमायता न णां सुराणामधिकापि सा ॥ २३ ॥
इति।
शालां त्रिपञ्चसप्ताङ्कैर्विभागैः प्रविभाजयेत्।
एकद्वित्रियुगांशैस्तु समानोऽलिन्द इष्यते ॥ २४ ॥
तथा च।
त्रिहस्तात् षट्करं यावल्लघोर्मानमुदाहृतम्।
श्रीविश्वकर्मणा तस्मात्प्रकर्तव्यं यथोचितम् ॥ २५ ॥
प्रस्तारेण समुत्पन्नं तद्गेहं स्वामिनोरपि।
प्रीतिः परस्परं योज्या मण्डपाद्यं ततो बहिः ॥ २६ ॥
४. वेदास्त्रं in BCDE
५. भूभुजाम् in B
६. यममते in B

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 105
19. It will be suitable for Kings and Brahmins, but it should not be
done for Kṣatriyas and others. It is known that a house may have
halls from one to ten.
20-21. For the four Varṇas, the house may have halls up to four, but for a
King the house may have halls up to ten in number. The width of
a Śālā may start from four hands and can go up to twenty hands
(Nakhakarā), the length will be 1 1/8th, 1 1/4 th or 1 1/2; this
is the opinion.
In the Aparājita
22. The extent may be twenty, sixteen or eighteen hands. In between
the stage and the platform, the height of a Śālā will be of four
hands.
According to Mayamata
23. Starting from four hands, the breadth of a Śālā may go up to 24
hands. The length of that Śālā may be half (of the breadth) for a
King, but more for the Gods.
Thus it ends
24. Śālā should be divided into three, five seven and nine parts,
Alindas should be added on the first, second, third and fourth
parts.
As well as
25. The measurement of the Laghu is said to start from three hands
and up to six hands by Viśvakarmā. So it should be done accord-
ingly.
26. That house of the land-lord built according to the rules of Prastāra
gives happiness to each other. Maṇḍapas and other things should
be built outside.

106 वास्तुमण्डनम्
शालायाः विस्तरात्सार्धा त्रिभागेनांशतोऽपि वा ।
पट्टशाला भवेत् श्रेष्ठा व्यासे कैश्चित्समा मता ॥ २७ ॥
पट्टशाला प्रकर्त्तव्या गूढजालकसंयुता ।
प्रकाशा भद्रयुक्ता वाऽथवा पट्टत्रयानना ॥ २८ ॥
गूढाग्रे मण्डपं कुर्यान्मध्यआच्छादनं विना ।
पट्टशालाश्चतुर्दिक्षु आद्यालिन्दानुसारतः ॥ २९ ॥
⁷वेदिकासनपट्टैश्च मत्तवारणतोरणैः ।
भद्रजालक ⁸उत्साद्यैः कर्तव्या द्विभूमिकाः ॥ ३० ॥
मण्डपाग्रे मुखद्वारं तस्योपरि सुशोभनम् ।
द्वित्रिभूमं गृहं कुर्यान्माड⁹मुखा गवाक्षकैः ॥ ३१ ॥
सर्वक्षेत्रे प्रकर्त्तव्या गवां गायादिकल्पना ।
आय एव पृथक् मध्यक्षेत्रे भित्यन्तरे भवेत् ॥ ३२ ॥
भाण्डागारोऽष्टषष्ट्यन्तं समः सार्धान्तमायतः ।
महानसं तु लोकानां चतुर्हस्तं नवान्तकम् ॥ ३३ ॥
धनधान्यालयं कुर्यात्तिथ्यन्तं पञ्चहस्ततः ॥ ३४ ॥
मयः ॥
अन्नालयं ह्यतिनतमप्युच्चं स्याङ्गनालयम् ।
तथैव दक्षिणागारमतिनीचं सुखालयम् ॥ ३५ ॥
इति गृहनिवेशः ॥
१०सृष्ट्या प्रवेश उत्सङ्गः प्रतिकायोऽपि सव्यतः ।
वामावर्तो हीनबाहुः पूर्णबाहुस्तु सन्मुखः ॥ ३६ ॥
७. वेदिका in B
८. सुधाद्यैः in A
९. मूषा in B
१०. Similar verbs are seen in A.P ch 83. V 11-12

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 107
27. If the extent of a Paṭṭaśālā is half, or one- third or one part of a
Śālā, it is regarded as best, but their width may be same, this is
the opinion of some people.
28. A Paṭṭaśālā should be made with concealed latticed windows. The
appearance will be with a portico or with three Paṭṭas.
29-30. In front of the covered place, a Maṇḍapa should be built whose
center will be without any cover. There will be Paṭṭaśālā on four
sides following the front Alinda. A two storeyed building is to be
built with altar, seats, Paṭṭa (platform) Mattavāraṇa entrance, and
latticed portico (Bhadrajāla)
31. The main door is to be erected in the front part of the Maṇḍapa.
After that, a magnificent two three-storeyed Māḍa - shaped build-
ing with latticed windows should be built.
32. In all the cases one should have in mind the simile of a cow and
a calf. Āya will be different in the central part and in between the
walls.
33. The breadth of a storehouse will be from eight hands to sixty
hands and the length will be either half or equal. A kitchen for
the general public will be from four hands up to nine hands.
34. The room for the granary and treasury will be constructed from
(minimum) five hands to (maximum) fifteen hands.
Maya.
35. The dining hall should be very low while the treasury will be very
high. Likewise, the southern apartment and the house of pleasure
will be very low.
Thus ends the arrangement of the house.
36. After construction, the main entrance named Utsaṅga and
Pratikāya will be from the right side, Hīnabāhu from the left side,
and Pūrṇabāhu from the front side.

108 वास्तुमण्डनम्
गृहे मध्योन्नताभूमिर्निम्नाऽपीष्टा सुरालये ।
गजस्कन्धा समोत्सेधा राजवेश्मादिभूमिकाः ॥ ३७ ॥
ताम्रपात्रस्थितैर्धान्यं मृत्कन्दौषधिधातुभिः ।
११सरत्नैः स्वस्वचिह्नाद्यैर्गर्भन्यासो गृहादिषु ॥ ३८ ॥
ब्राह्ममैत्रेद्रवादित्यपुष्यस्वात्युत्तरे१२व च ।
पित्रे पौष्णे श्रुतौ १३गर्भः सद्युक्ते क्षे स्थिरोदये ॥ ३९ ॥
गर्भस्थानं गृहेषिन्द्रे भल्लाटे वा गृहक्षते ।
पुष्पदन्तेऽथवा द्वारदक्षिणस्तम्भकादधः ॥ ४० ॥
सगर्भं सर्वसम्पत्त्यै विगर्भं सर्वनाशनम् ।
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन गर्भं सम्यग्विनिक्षिपेत् ॥४१ ॥
इति गर्भन्यासः ॥
प्रतिहस्तं शिलाबद्धा भूमिर्युगयवानता ।
इष्टका भित्तिविस्तारो गृहव्यासः कलांशतः ॥४२ ॥
पादोनो मध्यमः प्रोक्तो उत्तमार्धेन कन्यसः ।
मन्वङ्गुलादेः केप्याऽहुस्त्रिंशन्मात्रावधिं तु तान् ॥४३ ॥
इति भित्तिः ॥
नागदन्तौ तु शालायां द्वौ द्वौ वामे चं दक्षिणे ।
एकशालार्कभागेन तस्मान्यदर्धेऽन्तरे परः ॥४४ ॥
द्वारोर्ध्वाङ्गसमा शस्ता न गृहाभिमुखाः शुभाः ।
दैवे दीपालयो वामे दक्षिणाङ्गे नृणां गृहे ॥४५ ॥
११. सरलैः in BCDE
१२. करे in A
१३. गर्त in BCDE

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 109
37. For a house the central part of the land is to be elevated, but for
a temple low land is considered beneficial too. The site of the
King’s palace should be as high as the shoulder of an elephant.
38. The placing of the foundation deposit in a house and others
should be performed with the grains kept in a copper plate, earth,
roots, medicinal herbs and other ingredients with gems and the
respective symbols.
39. By the moment Brahmā and Maitra belong to the Sun and the
Moon, with the constellation of Puṣyā, Svātī, Uttarā, and by the
moment of Pitṛ joins Puṣya star, the foundation deposit should
be laid with these stars in the fixed position.
40.In a house, the foundation deposit is to be placed on Indra, Bhallāṭa,
Gṛhakṣata, Puṣpadanta or under the pillar/column located on the
right side of the door.
41. A correctly placed foundation deposit gives all kinds of wealth,
whereas wrongly placed foundation deposit destroys everything.
So, by all means one should lay out the foundation deposit properly.
Thus ends the laying out of the foundation of the deposit.
In the measurement of each hand, stones should be spread out
and the ground will be lower by 4 1/8 th.
42-43. A brick wall will be 1/16th of the diameter of a house. It is
medium if less by 14th part, Uttama if less by half, and Kaniṣṭha if
less by 1 1/4th Aṅgula. Other people say it may be less by
30 Aṅgulas or 1/30th.
Thus ends the wall
44. In a Śālā two Nāgadantas are to be erected on the left and two on
the right side. In a Ekaśālā house it may be kept on the 12th part
or at intervals of 6th onwards.
45. It is auspicious if it is kept equal to the upper part of the door,
but regarded as inauspicious if it faces the main house. In a
temple, the lamp-stand is to be placed on the left side and it is on
the right side in a dwelling of human beings.

110 वास्तुमण्डनम्
अथ द्वारम्॥
सप्ततिषष्टिपञ्चाशद्व्यासहस्तमिताङ्गुलैः।
संयोज्य कार्यं गेहेषु त्रिविधं द्वारमुच्छ्रये ॥४६॥
गृहप्रासादयोर्द्वारं यानं १४शयनमासनम्।
उदयार्धेन विस्तीर्णं षोडशांशाधिकं हि वा ॥४७॥
द्वारव्यासाद्रिभागेन व्यासः शाखान्तरङ्गयोः।
प्रतिशाखात्रिभागेन निर्गमे विस्तरे समा ॥ ४८ ॥
एलकापल्लवैर्युक्ता बकुलापुष्पकैरपि।
उदुम्बरस्तूत्तराङ्गात्सार्धः कुम्भीसमोदयः ॥४९॥
द्वारविस्तारपादेन निर्गमो नागदन्तयोः।
तदायव्ययधिष्ण्यांशा तारामैत्रीन्दुशोधितम्॥५०॥
१५वामभा

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 111
Now the door:
46. For a house, the height of the door may be of three types mea-
suring 70, 60, or 50 fingers of a hand.
47. The breadth of the door of a house, or palace, conveyance, bed,
seat will be half of their length or may be more than 1/16th
part.
48. The width of the inner part of the (door ) frame will be equal to
1/7th part of the door width. Each frame, if divided by 3, will be
equal to its projection and width.
49. The lintels will be decorated with the motifs of Elakā leaves as
well as Bakulā flowers. The base will have the same height as half
of the upper lintel.
50. Nāgadanta can be projected up to one Pāda ( 1/4th ) of the breadth
of the door . Then the Āya, Vyaya, and part of the edifice will be
sanctified according to the position of the stars and the Moon.
51. In a house, the main door is to be erected on the left side, the
door of the stable will be on the right side and the door of the
elephants enclosure in the centre.
As well as:
52. A door should not be constructed in the inner chamber, but the
middle part should not be discarded. The inner (Madhya) door
should be placed on the 24th section of the total width of the
gate.
53. The door of a mansion meant for Gods, Brahmins and Kings can
be placed in the middle of a building, but for all other people the
door is to be located near the middle of the room.
Thus ends this topic.
54. The doors of all types of houses are to be erected on the mould-
ing of a base (Paṭṭasthāna); it should not be erected under the
beam, but according to some, this is good for Kings.

112 वास्तुमण्डनम्
अपराजितः
क्षेत्रेऽङ्कभक्ते १६तुर्यांशे द्वारं वामे दिशि न्यसेत्।
इन्द्रे गृहक्षते पुष्पदन्ते भल्लाटके क्रमात् ॥५५॥
पृष्ठे द्वारे भवेद्रोगः कुक्षौ शोको महद्भयम्।
उपद्वारं न्यसेत्क्षेत्रे भक्ते नव नवांशकैः ॥५६॥
जयन्ते इन्द्रे आदित्ये तथा सत्ये भृशेऽम्बरे।
पुष्णि वा १७वितथे गृहक्षते गन्धर्वभृङ्गयोः ॥५७॥
मृगे पितृषु च द्वास्थे सुग्रीवपुष्पदन्तयोः।
वरुणो मुख्यभल्लाट सोमादिति दितिष्वपि ॥५८॥
गवाक्षजालयोर्द्वारं शालाद्वाराधमुन्नतम्।
द्वारे त्रिभक्ते द्व्यंशं वा सर्वेषां सुसमं शिरः ॥५९॥
द्वारोर्ध्वं द्वारमाद्येन समं सङ्कीर्णमेव वा।
गृहादीनां मुखात्पूर्वं भ्रमणं द्वारसंयुतम् ॥६०॥
षोडशांश१८मधः शस्तमन्यथा तन्न चिन्तयेत्।
शालामानात्प्रतोली त्रिचतुःपञ्चगुणेन्तरे ॥६१॥
तिथिहस्तसमुत्सेधा प्रतोली तूत्तमा मता।
त्रयोदशकरामध्या रुद्रहस्ता कनीयसी ॥६२॥
विस्तारस्तु क्रमात्तासामष्टसप्तरसैः करैः।
त्रिद्व्येकभूमिका युक्ता अनेकरचना चिताः ॥६३॥
कपाटं दक्षिणे भागे गृहे वामे शुभार्गला।
कपाटयुग्मं पिण्डेन शाखापिण्डार्धसंमितम् ॥६४॥
१६. कुर्यांशे in BC
१७. पितथे in B
१८. भवः in B

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 113
Aparājita
55. Dividing the measurement of the land by nine, the door is to be
erected on the fourth part of the left side and in the sequence
of Indra, Gṛhakṣata, Puṣpadanta and Bhallāṭaka.
If the door is erected on the back side, there may be fear of
diseases and if erected in the middle there will be grief and a lot
of fear.
56-58. The plot of land is to be divided into 9 x 9 and the secondary
door (Upadvāra) may be erected on the position of Jayanta, Indra,
Āditya, as well as Satya, Bhṛṣa, Ambara, Puṣna, Vitatha, Gṛhakṣata,
Gandharva, Bhṛṅga, Mṛga, Pitṛ, Dvāstha, Sugrīva, Puṣpadanta, Varuṇa,
Mukhya, Bhallāṭa, Soma, Aditi and Diti.
59. The door adorned with two latticed windows will be half of the Śālā
door in height. Whether a door is divided into three or two parts,
the crest is to be constructed uniformly.
60-61a. A door above the door will be equal or short in size than the
former one. In front of the entrance of a house, a
circumambulatory passage is to be constructed. Its position is
appreciated if it is below the 1 16th below the level of the build-
ing, otherwise it should be discarded.
61b-62. The main entrance (Pratolī) will be thrice, four or five times more
in measurement than the Śālā. The best type of the main en-
trance is 15 hands long in height, the medium one is 13 hands
and the smaller one is eleven hands long.
63. By sequence their widths are 8, 7 and 6 hands respectively. They
may be 3, 2 and 1storied with plenty of decoration.
64. For a house, if the panel is on the right side and the door-bolt on
the left, it is regarded as auspicious. Both the door panels are to
be joined with the bodily frame, and the frames will be connected
with half of the bodily frame.

114 वास्तुमण्डनम्
कपाटस्य तु पिण्डेन सन्धिपालास्तु कारयेत्।
मध्ये यः सन्धिपालस्तु सार्धसंमितविस्तरः॥ ६५ ॥
सुद्रव्यं सुस्थितं कान्तं स्वदिग्भागे प्रयोजयेत्।
न विद्रुतं कृशं मध्ये नाध्मातं नातिपीडितम्॥ ६६ ॥
न कुब्जं न बहिर्यातं न ह्रस्वं न तथोच्चकैः।
वक्रं नान्तर्गतं श्रेष्ठं तद्द्वारं सर्ववास्तुषु ॥ ६७॥
उपर्युपरि भूमीनां द्वारं कुर्यात्प्रदक्षिणम्।
नापसव्येन कुर्वीत द्वारमारोहणानि च॥ ६८ ॥
तन्मध्ये सद्मनो द्वारं कुर्याद्दैवपदस्य च।
न शूले न पदेनापि शिरापाते तदिष्यते॥ ६९ ॥
रथ्याचत्वरशृङ्गाटप्रासादप्रतिमाध्वजैः।
वापीकूपप्रणालादि सरःप्रस्रवणभ्रमैः॥ ७० ॥
कुड्यकोणतरुस्तम्भद्वारपट्टतुलादिभिः।
दरोत्कटवल्मीकपङ्ककीलांत्यजालयैः ॥ ७१ ॥
शिरामर्मादिभिर्विद्ध द्वारं स्याद्बहुदोषदम्॥ ७२ ॥
तथा च ॥
द्वारद्रव्यैस्तुलास्तम्भनागदन्तगवाक्षकैः।
द्वारमध्येऽर्दिते रोगकुलपीडाधनक्षयाः ॥ ७३ ॥
निरन्तरस्थितैर्द्रव्यैस्तिर्यक्क्रान्तैश्च मन्दिरे।
मर्मवेधो न दोषाय द्वारवेधोऽथवा क्वचित्॥ ७४ ॥
न प्राकारान्तरे वेधोऽथराजमार्गान्तरेऽपि।
न स्तम्भपट्टादिवेधस्तु न भित्यन्तरतो भवेत्॥ ७५ ॥

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 115
65. There will be a connector in between the panel and the bodily
frame. The central connector will be half of the breadth of the
door.
66. The doors should be made of good raw material, it should be
strong, elegant and fixed in the proper direction. It should not be
liquefied, lean, inflated in the middle or too twisted.
67. That type of door is best for all Vāstu which is not crooked, pro-
jected outside, too low or too high or curved inwards.
68. The doors made above the floors are auspicious. The landing
and the door should be made on the right side.
69. In between the floors, the doors of the building as well as the
abode (Pada) of the deities should be constructed. It is not desir-
able to make it on the corners (Śūlas) on the veins (Śirā) or in the
important places.
70-72. A door faces multiple faults if it is obstructed by a main road or
highway (Rathyā), courtyard, the place where four roads meet, pal-
ace, idol, flagstaff, tank, well, canal (Praṇāla), lake, spring, whirl-
pool, corner of a wall, tree, pillar, the panel of a door, lintels, cave,
pile stack, mound of white ants, muddy place or the house of
lower caste people. A door should not be erected in places which
are the vital parts or veins of the construction.
As well as:
73. If any part of the door, beam of a balance, column, peg, or latticed
windows comes in the centre of the door, then there will be dis-
ease, family distress and loss of wealth.
74. The constructions on the vital parts or the obstruction of the
door is not to be considered faulty if it is obstructed by perma-
nent objects, as well as a temple with slanting inclination, but
occasionally there may be obstruction of the door.
75. There will be no obstruction at the interval of a wall, or the main
street (Rājamārga) . If it is made by the broad rectangular fillet of
a pillar or if it is from the inside of a wall, it is not regarded as
obstruction.

116 वास्तुमण्डनम्
उदयाद्द्विगुणां भूमिं त्यक्त्वद्य वेधो न जायते ॥ ७६ ॥
अथ गृहोदयः ॥
गृहव्यासकलांशस्तु युगैः सार्धं त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः ।
करैः समेत पट्टाध उदयस्त्रिविधो गृहे ॥ ७७ ॥
त्रिधा स पुनरैककस्तत्र ज्येष्ठोदयोऽङ्गुलाः ।
विंशत्यष्टादशकलाङ्गुलैः षण्णवतिर्युताः ॥ ७८ ॥
धिष्ण्यप्रकृतितिथ्यंशैर्युगाशीत्यङ्गुला युताः ।
मन्दिराणां यथायोग्यमुदयो मध्यतस्त्रिधा ॥ ७९ ॥
१९भैकविंशतितिथ्यंशैर्युता मात्रा द्विसप्ततिः ।
उदयः कन्यसे त्रेधा योजनीयो यथोचितम् ॥ ८० ॥
पञ्चभक्ते गृहोत्सेधे एकभागेन वेदिका ।
मत्तवारणमेकांशं तृतीयांशे न तं शुभम् ॥ ८१ ॥
गृहोदयेऽष्टभिर्भक्ते कुम्भिका भागमानतः ।
षडंशो भरणं शीर्षं चार्धार्धभागिकम् ॥ ८२ ॥
उर्ध्वे सतन्त्रिकः पट्टो भागोऽर्धा विस्तरे तुला ।
उच्चौ भागतृतीयांशे व्यासतुल्यं तुलान्तरम् ॥ ८३ ॥
राजगृहादौ
अष्टभक्ते गृहोत्सेधे भागेनैकेन कुम्भिका ।
सार्धवेदांशकः स्तम्भ उछालः (च्छायः ?) सार्धभागिकः ॥ ८४ ॥

१९. नैक-in A

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 117
76. If twice the height of a land is left then there will be no fault of
obstruction.
Now the height of a house:
77. Three varieties of height of a house will be counted on the basis
of these measurements, i.e. 1/16 th part of the width of the house
is to be multiplied by 4,2, 3 respectively and the calculation
should start from the base of the floor.
78. Again, each of them is to be divided into three types, beginning
with Jyeṣṭha whose height is to be measured by 20, 18,
16 Aṅgulas added by 96.
79. For temples, the height of the each variety of the building can be
any one of 27, 21, 15 Kara added by 84 Aṅgulas as per require-
ments.
80. Similarly for the smaller type of the three varieties of measure-
ment, the height will be 27, 21, 15 added by 72 Aṅgulas respec-
tively.
81. The height of the house is to be divided into five parts and one
part will form the altar. One part will be the Mattavāraṇa and it is
not auspicious on the third part.
82. If the height of the house is divided by eight, the base of the
column, (Kumbhikā) will form one part, the supporting part
(Bharaṇa) will include six parts and the top part will constitute
(half and half) portion.
83. On the upper part of the building, the fillet will be added with
cord. On the middle of building height, there has to be lintel. On
the third part of the height, another linted is to be erected of
length, equal to the width.
In the Royal Palace.
84. The height of a house, if divided into eight parts, the Kumbhikā will
take one part, the pillar will occupy four and half parts, while the
remaining would constitue Ucchāla.

118 वास्तुमण्डनम्
२०हीरग्रहणमंशेन शुण्डिकादिविराजितम्।
सतन्त्रिकः सपादांशः २१पट्टः सा त्र्यंशनिर्गताः ॥८५ ॥
भागार्धेन जयन्ती स्यात्क्रम एव तले तले।
उदुम्बर समाकुम्भी स्तम्भाद् द्विगुणविस्तरा ॥८६ ॥
स्तम्भतुल्याकृतिः कार्या भरणं चापि तादृशम्।
गृहव्यासकरमितैरङ्गुलैः स्तम्भविस्तराः ॥८७ ॥
स्तम्भपट्ट तुलाश्रेण्यां स्थानं मानं न लङ्घयेत्।
शालयोरन्तरे भित्तिस्तत्पार्श्वं स्तम्भकाबली ॥८८ ॥
अग्रालिन्दे न कर्तव्ये नायं सार्वत्रको विधिः।
भित्तेरुपरि भित्तिस्यात्स्तम्भं स्तम्भोपरि न्यसेत् ॥८९ ॥
भित्तेरुपरि वा स्तम्भं स्तम्भोर्ध्वे नैव २२भित्तिका।
भरणं द्विगुणं स्तम्भाद्व्यासे स्तम्भसमं शिरः ॥ ९० ॥
दैर्घ्यं सप्तगुणं यावत् शीर्षात् पट्टः सपादकः।
सुरूपं वा विरूपं वा सर्वमङ्गं २३प्रयोजयेत् ॥९१ ॥
भित्तिविस्तारपादोना वरंडी विषमस्तरा।
भित्तिव्यास२४समोत्सेधा विधेया गजपृष्ठवत् ॥९२ ॥
अन्तमूलं प्रणालं स्यात्तुला दैर्घ्यार्धमायतम् ॥९३ ॥

२०. हारगृह-in C, द्वीरग्रह-in D and, हीरगृहा-in E
२१. पदः in A
२२. भिभिका in B
२३. प्रजोजयेत् in A
२४. ससोत्सेधा in B

Ch. IV – Gṛhādiniveśaḥ 119
85. On one part there will be Hīra and others are to be decorated
with śuṇḍikā. Paṭṭa (horizontal band) with cord will be one fourth
in measurement and will be raised from the balance part.
86. Jayantī will be erected occupying the half part serially one after
another. Udumbara (threshold bottom sill) and Kumbhī (one of the
moulding of a basement) are of same size and these are double
in width than the pillar.
87. Pillars will be similar in shape and size and bharaṇī will be like-
wise. The width of the pillar in a house will be determined by the
width of a house. Each arms length of the width of the house is
equal to one finger length of the width of the pillar (For example
20 arms width of the house will have 20 finger width of the
pillar).
88. The band on the pillar and rows of lintels- their prescribed posi-
tion and measurement should not be disturbed and deviated. In
between the halls there will be walls and on that side there will be
rows of small pillars.
89. Portico in the front part may not be erected universally. Wall will
be built over the wall and column is over the column.
90. Neither there will be pillar on the wall nor there will be wall on
the pillar Bharaṇa will be double of the column in width, and the
top part will be equal to the pillar.
The top of the horizontal band with prop will be up to seven times of the
length. Whether pleasant or non pleasant each part has to be
included. 91.
92. The width of Varaṇḍī (veranda?) will be less by one fourth of the
width of the wall, and it will be placed in an uneven level. Its
height will be equal to the width of the wall resembling the back
of an elephant.
93. The origin of the chute for draining waste water will be from
inside the house and its width will be up to half of its length.

120 वास्तुमण्डनम्
अथ भूलम्भः
गृहं व्यासेऽष्टहस्तान्तमेकभूमं प्रकारयेत्।
ततो दश दशर्ध्यन्तं क्रमवृद्ध्या२५तलं न्यसेत् ॥९४ ॥
एकभूमं द्विभूमं वा क्षुद्राणां भवनं नृणाम्।
शूद्राणां त्रितलं कुर्याद्वैश्यानां तु चतुस्तलम् ॥९५॥
क्षत्रियादेः २६पञ्चभूमं द्विजानां रागभूमिकम्।
ससाढ्यं मण्डलीकानां भूभुजां नवभूमिकम् ॥९६ ॥
एकादशतलं गेहं विदध्याच्चक्रवर्त्तिनाम्।
उदयेऽर्कार्कभागेन हीना ऊर्ध्वोर्ध्वभूमिकाः ॥९७॥
अधस्तलक्रिया युक्तिं कुर्यादूर्ध्वतलेष्वपि।
कुट्टिमार्थं सुधाचूर्णं शर्करा कर्करेष्टकाः ॥९८ ॥
कदली पुरमाषाद्यैर्युक्ताः योज्या गृहादिषु ॥९९ ॥
अथ वृक्षाहरणम्
धनिष्ठापञ्चकं त्यक्त्वा सुनिमित्ते शुभे दिने।
वनं गत्वा बलिं दत्वा कर्मयोग्यं वरेद्द्रुमम् ॥१०० ॥
मन्त्रः
ॐ २७अपक्रामन्तु भूतानि देवराक्षसगुह्यकाः ।
युष्मभ्यं तु बलिर्भूयाच्छं मे दिशत पादपाः ॥१०१ ॥
२५. ललं in B
२६. पंचतलं in B
२७. Similar verse in Maymatam ch 15 v 89,90